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Jul 08, 2021 News

IKEA pulls plug on Lancing store plans

IKEA UK has announced that it will no longer progress with the planned development of an IKEA store at the New Monks Farm site in Lancing, West…

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Jul 08, 2021 News

Mixed picture for retail footfall in June

Footfall across UK retail destinations continued to strengthen in June, reports Springboard, moving to -22.2% below the 2019 level from -27.5%…

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Jul 06, 2021 News

Machinery giant to share potential of new furniture assembly technology

On Thursday 8th July, a digital event, being held by Italian machinery producer SCM in collaboration with Sweden's Välinge Innovation,…

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Jul 06, 2021 News

Sampling solutions specialist joins trade association

Pike Textiles has joined professional body the British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM). With 130 years’ experience in the pattern book industry,…

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Jul 06, 2021 News

Homewares boost Sainsbury's-Argos Q1 sales

Sales proved higher than expected throughout Q1 (to 26th June 2021) for Sainsbury's, with LFL and total retail sales (excluding fuel) both up…

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Jul 06, 2021 News

Industry association relaunches website

A new website launched by the British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) includes an opportunity for members to promote their work in the digital…

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Jul 06, 2021 News

Bed awards organiser call for entrants

The Bed Industry Awards – honouring the brightest and best enterprises in the bed market – are back for 2021, and the National Bed Federation…

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Jul 01, 2021 News

Bensons launches recruitment drive at Huntingdon factory

Bensons for Beds has launched a recruitment drive after stepping up production at its dedicated manufacturing site to meet pent-up demand from…

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Jul 01, 2021 News

Ipsos forecasts continued retail recovery in Q3

The latest forecast released by Ipsos indicates that footfall in non-food retail stores will continue to strengthen over the summer in the UK,…

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Jul 01, 2021 News

Sofology launches sustainable upholstery rental service

Sofology has launched Loop, a flexible, sustainable upholstery rental service. Launching with the new Virtue upholstery collection, each…

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Jun 30, 2021 News

Falling shop prices won't last, says BRC-NielsenIQ

Falling shop prices are not set to last, states BRC-NielsenIQ in its latest price index, covering June 2021. It reports that shop price…

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Jun 28, 2021 News

NBF updates Code of Practice

The National Bed Federation (NBF) has launched Version Four of its Code of Practice. The updated industry compliance guidelines now expect…

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